Maid deaths hit nerve in Kuala Lumpur

11 November 2011
The Phnom Penh Post
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A Malaysian parliamentarian has lashed out at his own government and police for their "callous approach" in failing to take proper action in response to the deaths of nine Cambodian domestic workers in their country this year, Charles Santiago, a member of the opposition Democratic Action Party, said yesterday his government and police had "totally disrespected" its own laws by conducting, at best, only cursory investigations into the deaths and generally failing to properly regulate the industry...

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